Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the specifications for the new rolling stock of Great British Railways in terms of vehicle penetration loss and other criteria that can affect the reception of mobile phone and WiFi signals within carriages.

Southeastern, Northern Trains Limited and Transpennine Trains are responsible for the specification of the new trains which are being procured and we would expect them to include the needs of passengers including the use of mobile phones on trains. The Department is currently developing a Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy that will set out the approach to rolling stock for GBR in the future.